Tom Ungleich’s Platform and Agenda for the City of Hollywood

General PlatformTom is against the proposed $150 million general obligation bond (GOB).In a city where there are many apartment-dwellers, the cost of paying off the GOB principal and interest would disproportionately fall mostly upon the single family homeowners, condominium owners, and business owners of the city.We note that City Hall has detected opposition to the bond, so they may delay putting this issue to the voters until a special election in the spring.But Tom will continue to actively oppose any bond after November.The City Government Staff needs to come up with a balanced budget.This is required by State law.Tom’s position is that Hollywood should not embark upon any more expensive new construction projects or social programs until the budget is balanced consistently.For the reasons stated above, Tom is against constructing the proposed new Police Headquarters Building at this time.Tom was shocked to learn that the Orange Brook Golf Course operates at a deficit.Although this subject requires more study, Tom feels that the current management contract should be terminated and a public-private task force be appointed to propose options that would make the course at least self-supporting, if not profitable.Tom is opposed to selling off any substantial portion of the 36-hole golf course for the foreseeable future.However, proposals to sell off a small parcel of its real estate along Pembroke Road could be entertained if the business projects would yield substantial property tax revenue.

Specific Agenda Items

Given the subjects of questions raised at the September 24th Council of Civic Associations Forum, we are stating our position regarding some of these issues:

The Beach CRA should be abolished at the earliest opportunity, so that those tourist revenues can be shared with the rest of the city.

The Beach Trolley should be expanded, better managed, and extensively advertised. This resource could substantially alleviate the traffic and parking problems on the beach.

The City must establish a base-line standard for infrastructure that would be implemented city-wide. Now there is a shameful gap between neighborhoods when it comes to sidewalks, street lights, storm drains, sewers, etc. North Central Hollywood is at the bottom of the list when compared with Emerald Hills and the Lakes.

Major chronic traffic jam locations along Hollywood Boulevard must be addressed. These are primarily at Young Circle, the CSX tracks at the Amtrak station, and the entrance ramps to the Turnpike west of 441. City staff must hold joint meetings with Broward County, Fla DOT, and where applicable, CSX, Amtrak and Tri-Rail to come up with solutions that will reduce the back-ups.

Regarding sea level rise, Hollywood cannot afford to tackle this problem alone. I recommend that the City Manager work with other communities to push this problem onto Broward County for a comprehensive solution.​MORE TO FOLLOW SOON

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